# California AB 2179: Workplace violence: restraining orders.

California AB 2179, Workplace violence: restraining orders., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Darshana R. Patel (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-30 (Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 839, Statutes of 2026.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: California AB 2179
- State: California
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Workplace violence: restraining orders.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-19
- Last action: 2026-09-30, Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 839, Statutes of 2026.
- Sponsor: Darshana R. Patel (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (226 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More workplace protection for workers: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2025, employers and workplace union representatives can seek restraining orders for workers facing harassment, violence, or credible threats. The conduct must reasonably be understood as happening or likely to happen at work. Employers can seek protection for a workplace or wor…
- Lower fees for workplace protection orders: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2025, workplace petitions have no filing fee when they allege violence, threats, stalking, or reasonable fear of violence. They must seek protection from stalking or future violence or threats; related subpoenas and responses also have no filing fee. From that date, sheriffs an…
- Online access to workplace protection cases: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, courts must accept workplace restraining-order petitions and related papers electronically, using their receipt time for processing. Courts must send specified case papers electronically unless the online filer chooses physical pickup when filing. Parties and witnesses ca…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Darshana R. Patel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine Blakespear (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ash Kalra (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Blanca Pacheco (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Chavez Zbur (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-30 | House | AB 2179 Patel Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | 79 | 0 |   |
| 2026-08-28 | Senate | Assembly 3rd Reading AB2179 Patel et al. By Blakespear | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-07 | House | AB 2179 Patel Assembly Third Reading | pass | 70 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-15 | House | Do pass. | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-09-30: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 839, Statutes of 2026. (Senate)
- 2026-09-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2026-09-10: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. (legislature)
- 2026-08-30: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6869.). (House)
- 2026-08-28: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. (House)
- 2026-08-28: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.). (Senate)
- 2026-08-24: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate)
- 2026-08-21: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Senate)
- 2026-08-12: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate)
- 2026-08-11: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. (Senate)
- 2026-06-16: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (Senate)
- 2026-06-15: From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Senate)
- 2026-06-01: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: Referred to Com. on JUD. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 4959.) (House)
- 2026-04-16: Read second time. Ordered to third reading. (House)
- 2026-04-15: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 15). (House)
- 2026-03-24: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (March 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Coauthors revised. (House)
- 2026-03-09: Referred to Com. on JUD. (House)
- 2026-02-20: From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read first time. To print. (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-09-30: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217994CHP)
- Enrolled, 2026-09-03: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217995ENR)
- Amended Senate, 2026-08-21: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217996AMD)
- Amended Senate, 2026-08-11: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217997AMD)
- Amended Senate, 2026-06-01: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217998AMD)
- Introduced, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217999INT)

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## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217994CHP)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217995ENR)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217996AMD)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217997AMD)
- [Amended Senate (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217998AMD)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2179&version=20250AB217999INT)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CA-AB2179-20252026 (as of 2026-10-21).